also: おなしょう
noun
the same elementary school
Only with reading どうしょう
Refers to the school itself, not the person. Used in contexts like 'we went to the same elementary school'.
彼とは同小で、家も近所だった。
We went to the same elementary school, and our houses were nearby.
noun
student/graduate of the same elementary school
Colloquial abbreviation for 同じ小学校の出身者. Used to refer to a person who attended the same elementary school. Compare with 同中 (same middle school) and 同高 (same high school).
See also: 同中
あの人は私の同小です。
That person is a graduate of the same elementary school as me.
Abbreviation of 同じ小学校 (onaji shōgakkō, 'the same elementary school'). The reading どうしょう follows the on'yomi of the kanji, while おなしょう is a rare mixed reading.